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EIA predicts US hydropower to increase by 6 per cent in 2024

  • 11 months ago (2024-04-22)
  • David Flin

According to a report from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA), US hydropower electricity generation is expected to rise by 6 per cent from the low of 2023 to 250 TWh.

GE Vernova announces strategic initiatives with Iraq to strength power sector

  • 11 months ago (2024-04-19)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova has announced that it has launched multiple strategic initiatives with Iraq to boost generation and enhance the availability of power supply across the country.

OPG to refurbish historical Niagara hydropower plants

  • 1 year, 1 day ago (2024-04-17)
  • David Flin

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) of Canada has announced plans to refurbish its hydropower stations in Niagara, including the Sir Adam Beck Complex at Niagara Falls.

Nigerian national grid collapses again

  • 1 year, 2 days ago (2024-04-16)
  • David Flin

Nigeria has suffered its sixth national grid collapse of 2024, as electricity generation on the system dropped from 2583 MW at 2am on 15 April to 64 MW at 3am that day.

Indian government orders gas-fired power plants to operate at full capacity

  • 1 year, 3 days ago (2024-04-15)
  • David Flin

The Indian government has issued directives for gas-fired power plants to operate at maximum capacity from May 1 to June 30, to meet escalating power demand expected from the anticipated heat wave.

Coal plants making comeback in 2023

  • 1 year, 6 days ago (2024-04-12)
  • David Flin

According to an annual report from Global Energy Monitor, global coal-fired power capacity grew in 2023, driven largely by a wave of new plants being built in China, which accounted for two-thirds of the global growth of newly operating coal-fired plants.

Three dead in explosion at Italian hydropower plant

  • 1 year, 7 days ago (2024-04-11)
  • David Flin

At least three people have been killed and four are missing after a fire and explosion underground at the Bargi hydropower plant in northern Italy.

UK Government updates Sizewell C nuclear funding

  • 1 year, 8 days ago (2024-04-10)
  • David Flin

The UK Government has announced that it has updated and revised Sizewell C’s funding model. This is in response to concerns over potential delays and cost overruns for the nuclear power plant.

GE Vernova wins H-class gas turbine order in South Korea

  • 1 year, 9 days ago (2024-04-09)
  • David Flin

GE Vernova’s Gas Power business has won an order from Korea Western Power Co Ltd (KOWEPO), a subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), to supply a 7HA.02 gas turbine and a H65 generator for KOWEPO’s power station in Gongiu-si, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea.

Pakistan signs $200 million MOU to convert thermal plant into solar power

  • 1 year, 10 days ago (2024-04-08)
  • David Flin

The Northern Power Generation Company Limited (NPGCL) in Muzaffargarh, Pakistan, has signed an MOU with Ningbo Green Light Energy (NGLE) of China to upgrade an existing thermal power plant into a 300 MW solar power project.